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Thanks Rez :)
The wood is pretty oily, I'm not sure that it would play too well with the stabilizer I have (cactus juice). And that stuff also requires baking to harden...i probably could've tried...

Just playing with a leftover piece of zebrawood from a previous project
It's drilled with a 1" hole, 16mm deep, to leave a 49mm loft on a knot I've got here. Handle is 2" tall, 1 3/8" at the widest...

Not exactly a project, but certainly feels like a "project" lol
All the great things being shared here keep inspiring me to want to do more...but being in an apartment with my "shop" being my porch,...

Right, right. Sorry, but I was meaning just the brass, not even the wood. Was wondering if that would get some sort of seal over it, since it will be around a lot of water and soaps.
Or just the...

Thanks all, appreciate the compliments :)
One of these days I'd love to get a metal lathe, but in the mean time, it's nice that brass is soft enough to work (slowly and carefully) with HSS tools on...

Looks even better with finish and polished up!
I have a small piece of this stuff, waiting for me to try my hand at dying and stabilizing...if memory serves, I'm thinking it'll be big enough to get...

That is some gorgeous buckeye!